Will They Finally Work Together? What Arsene Wenger is Saying About John Terry Leaving Chelsea

The Gunners boss, Arsene Wenger has paid a glowing tribute to Chelsea captain and legend, John Terry - but insists Arsenal will not be signing the defender this summer as speculated by the media.

 

35-year old Chelsea legend, John Terry announced on Sunday that the club he has served for 21 years will surprisingly not be extending his contract when it expires at the end of the season, saying he will be leaving his childhood club during the summer.

 

The former England skipper insists he won't play for another club in England, with China or the U.S his probable destination, but that didn't stop the media from asking the Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger about a potential move for Terry at a press conference on transfer deadline day.

 

Wenger, who signed Chelsea stalwart, Petr Cech last year, was quick to deny such talk, but did praise the man who has so often got the better of him on the pitch.

 

'No [he won’t sign], because he is at the end of his career and he has spent his career at Chelsea,' Wenger said. 'If he wants to play longer, I am sure he will play for Chelsea.

'He was not only a great player, he certainly still is, but he was also a great coach on the pitch. I saw him here once at London Colney playing with the Under 21s and the way he coached the team as a player was absolutely marvellous. 

'He was a real leader and he had a great career as well, let’s not forget that. That’s never a coincidence. The guys who last such a long time have something special.

'He was the symbol of cohesion inside Chelsea’s club because him, [Frank] Lampard, [Didier] Drogba and Cech were the players who carried the club’s values for long periods. When you lose players like that you’re always in danger.'